We both suffered badly from eczema, to the point were my daughter at the age of 4 had to have her arms bandaged to stop her from scratching her already cracked bleeding skin. I might as well be dragging her through a bush of nails and needles, that was how bad it had got.
We tried everything the Doctors told us to use on and off prescription. Nothing seemed to work. So I started on a Mothers mission to find a solution.
From diet to creams, from shampoos, soaps and laundry detergents. Since then I haven't looked back.
I now have a healthy, happy 9 year old that can now get on with her day normally, without screaming out in pain.
I am going to share with you all the laundry powder that I now make from scratch, as we don't want to use all those nasty chemical based products, especially on our most prized possessions that have the most sensitive of skins... our children.
What you will need:
Borax Substitute... this is not BORAX and is completely safe 2.5kg you can find this down the laundry isle
Soda crystals 2kg ... laundry isle
Bicarbonate of soda. (not the baking soda as this has other things in it) try looking on eBay or Amazon to buy this item in bulk as its cheap)
1kg chlorine free oxygenated bleach (this one is optional)
125g - 150g natural soap (for a natural soap you can find this in my shop here:
I shall write up a later post on how to make your own natural soap.
For fragrance you can use whatever essential oil of your choice, I like sweet orange as you can get this one quite cheaply. I add approx 40 drops per wash.
Well there you go! Natural laundry powder!!
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